Accession No
1932.558 C
Description
Shallow, circular coffee tray of woven plant fibre, with a thickened rim of black wefts and natural coloured warps. Formed of two layers. The upper layer has broad black warps and narrower wefts with a pattern of eight black acute triangles interlocked with seven natural coloured acute triangles. The base layer has red warps and natural coloured wefts.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Rwanda
Period
Source
Rogers, Frank H. [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1932.558 C
Cultural Affliation
Tutsi [Batutsi]
Material
Plant; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
141mm x 27mm x 144mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1932.558 A-E: 'Five specimens of basket work. B-C: 2 coffee trays.'
Event Date 1932
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Shallow, circular coffee tray of woven plant fibre, with a thickened rim of black wefts and natural coloured warps. Formed of two layers. The upper layer has broad black warps and narrower wefts with a pattern of eight black acute triangles interlocked with seven natural coloured acute triangles. The base layer has red warps and natural coloured wefts.
Event Date 1/12/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:300357
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